Web Development Bibliography:

by John Kuzmich, Jr.

Books

Web Design:

  1. Web Pages That Suck by Vincent Flanders and Michael Willis. San Francisco: Sybex, 1996. 268 pp. with CD-ROM. A must book for entry level and beyond.
  2. Effective Web Design, second edition, by Ann Navarro. San Francisco: Sybex, 2001. 548 pp. with CD-ROM. Solid book with much depth.
  3. Teach Your Great Web Design by Anne-Rae Vasquez-Peterson and Paul Chow. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams.Net, 1997. 384 pp. with CD-ROM. Very graphical approach.
  4. The Web Design Wow! Book by Jack Davis and Susan Merritt. Berkeley, California: PeachPit Press, 1998. 218 pp. Interesting approach.

HTML:

  1. HTML, second edition, by Dean Scharf. Indianapolis, Indiana: Que Corporation, 1996, 185 pp. My first HTML book. Still use it.
  2. HTML For The World Wide Web by Elizabeth Castro. Berkeley, California: Peachpit Press, 2000. 384 pp. Solid book. Much depth.
  3. Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML In A Week by Bruce Morris. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 1995. 408 pp. It works.
  4. How to Use HTML and XHTML by Gary Rebholz. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 294 pp.
  5. See it done Do it yourself by Gina Carrillo. Indianapolis, Indiana: Que Corporation, 1999. 171 pp. Very graphical approach
  6. Teach Yourself HTML Yourself HTML and XHTML in 24 Hours by Dick Oliver. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 504 pp. 24 proven one-hour lessons.
  7. Teach Your to Create Web Pages, third edition, by Ned Snell. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 397 pp. with CD-ROM. 24 proven one-hour lessons.

Dreamweaver:

  1. Dreamweaver 2 HOT Hands-On Training by Lynda Weinman. Berkeley, California: Peachpit Press, 1999. 327 pp. Maybe the best Dreamweaver book published.
  2. Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 in 24 Hours by Betsy Bruce. Indianapolis, Indiana, Sams Publishing, 2001. 450 pp.
  3. How to Use Dreamweaver 4 and Fireworks 4 by Lon Coley. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 361 pp. The best graphic approach series in the computer industry - step-by-step with on-screen photos.
  4. Macromedia Dreamweaver for Windows & Macintosh by J. Tarin Towers. Berkeley, California: Peachpit Press, 2001. 618 pp. Most comprehensive Dreamweaver book.
  5. Teach Yourself Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 in 21 Days by John Ray. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 777 pp. and with CD-ROM. A most for Dreamweaver's UltraDev's tools to quickly create database-driven content in your Web sites.

Adobe GoLive!

  1. Adobe GoLive for Macintosh& Windows by Shelly Brisbin. Berkeley, California: PeachPit Press, 1999. 340 pp. Need to learn Adobe GoLive fast? This employs a Visual QuickStart guide that uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations.

FrontPage 2002:

  1. Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2002 in 24 Hours by Rogers Cadenhead. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 401 pp. 24 proven one-hour lessons.
  2. Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Unleashed by William R. Stanek, David Berry, Duane Hellums, mark Ray and Jinjer Simon. Indianapolis, Indiana; Sams Publishing, 2002. 1184 pp. with CD-ROM. Goes beyond the basics and unleash the full power of Microsoft FrontPage

PhotoShop:

  1. Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop 6 by Carla Rose. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 450 pp. Good introduction book to Photoshop 6.0.
  2. How to Use Adobe Photoshop 6 by Daniel Giordan. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sams Publishing, 2001. 290 pp. The best graphic approach series in the computer industry - step-by-step with on-screen photos.
  3. Photoshop: Restoration & Retouching by Katrin Eismann. Indianapolis, Indiana: Que Books, 2001. 276 pp. Book takes you through numerous step-by-step tutorial examples that highlight the tools and techniques to transform faded, damaged photographs into beautiful images that are as clear and crisp as the originals once were.

Supplemental Web Development Software

Web Page Building:

  1. Build a Web Site In One Day with Netscape Composer by Diann Floyd Boehm. Eugene, Oregon: Visions Technology in Education, 38 pp. A fast jump start to getting novice web makers going from scratch with many ready-made templates.
  2. The Web Kit: How to Build Great Web Sites by Arnie Abrams & Jim Rible. Eugene, Oregon: Visions Technology in Education, 45 pp. Contains an interactive CD-ROM with over 60 classroom ready-made templates.
  3. Macromedia Contribute by Macromedia. Now anyone can easily update, add, and publish content to existing websites without knowing HTML. It is a non-technical which can make changes while maintaining existing website style, layout and code.

Photo Galleries:

Graphics:

  1. Creating Motion graphics with after effects by Trish & Chris Meyer. San Francisco, California: CMP Books, 2000. 477 pp. This color-packed book starts with the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects 4.1 and progresses step by step with hands-on tutorials to demonstrate creative techniques, shortcuts, and tricks you can apply to your own art.

Music:

  1. MP3: Music on the Internet by Rod Underhill nd Nat Gertler. Indianapolis, Indiana: Que Books, 2000. Offers a simple way to enjoy and use MP3 music on the Internet.
  2. Producing Great Sound for Digitasl Video by Jay Rose. San Francisco, California: CMP Books, 2000. 348 pp. This book explains hundreds of real-world techniques to use from pre-production trhough mix. You get how-to's, tips and time-savers plus tutorials on key skills such as dialog and music editing. Enclosed audio CD contains sample tracks and diagnostic tools.
  3. PC Audio by Smart Computing Learning Series. Volume 8, issue 10 . Contains everything you need to know about MP3's vs, Windows audio vs. RealAudio, creating audio CD's, recording & editing sound and much more.

Digital Photography:

  1. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Digital Photography by Steven Greenberg. Indianapolis, Indiana: Que Books, 1999. Offers the simple way to get the most out of digital photography along Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0 demo version, Paint Shop Pro 5.03 30-day trial, a unique graphics library, several trail edition plug-ins and all the source code and project files fromt he book.